Chinese (All Terms)
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Solar System Names
| Traditional Terms | Pinyin | Simplified | Wade-Giles | English | commentary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 日 | rì | Ri | Sun | ||
| 月 | yuè | Yuè (月, Moon) | Moon | ||
| 水星 | shuǐ xīng | Shui Xing | Mercury | ||
| 金星 | jīn xīng | Jin Ying | Venus | ||
| 火星 | huǒ xīng | Huo Xing | Mars | ||
| 木星 | mù xīng | Mu Xing | Jupiter | ||
| 土星 | tǔ xīng | Tu Xing | Saturn |
Here is an overview on all Chinese constellation names
| Constellation Names | Pinyin | Simplified | Wade-Giles | English | commentary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 八穀 | Bā Gǔ | Bagu | Eight Kinds of Crops | ||
| 敗瓜 | Bài Guā | Baigua | Rotten Gourd | ||
| 敗臼 | Bài Jiù | Baijiu | Decayed Mortar | ||
| 八魁 | Bā Kuí | Bakui | Net [for Catching Animals] | ||
| 北斗 | Běi Dǒu | Beidou | Northern Dipper | ||
| 北河 | Běi Hé | Beihei | North River | ||
| 北極 | Běi Jí | Beiji | North Pole | ||
| 北落師門 | Běi Luò Shī Mén | Beiluo Shimen | North Gate of the Military Camp | ||
| 壁宿 | Bì Xiù | Bi | Wall Mansion | Dong Bi (Eastern Wall Mansion) | |
| 畢宿 | Bì Xiù | Bi | Net Mansion | ||
| 鱉 | Biē | Bie | River Turtle | ||
| 帛度 | Bó Dù | Bodu (帛度) | Textile Ruler | ||
| 策 | Cè | Ce | Whip | ||
| 常陳 | Cháng Chén | Changchen | Imperial Guards | ||
| 長沙 | Chángshá | Changsha | Changsha | ||
| 长垣 | Cháng Yuán | Changyuan | Long Wall | ||
| 車府 | Chē Fǔ | Chefu | Yard for Chariots | ||
| 車騎 | Chē Qí | Cheqi | Chariots and Cavalry | ||
| 車肆 | Chē Sì | Chesi | Commodity Market | ||
| 杵 | Chǔ | Chu | Pestle | ||
| 楚 | Chǔ | Chu | Chu | ||
| 傳舍 | Chuán Shè | Chuanshe | Guest House | ||
| 芻蒿 | Chú Hāo | Chuhao | Hay | ||
| 從官 | Cóng Guān | Congguan | Retinue | ||
| 天皇大帝 | Tiān Huáng Dà Dì | Dadi | Great Emperor of Heaven | ||
| 代 | Dài | Dai | Dai | ||
| 大角 | Dà Jiǎo | Dajiao | Great Horn | ||
| 大理 | Dà Lǐ | Dali | Chief Judge | ||
| 大陵 | Dà Líng | Daling | Mausoleum | ||
| 丹凤 | Danfeng | modern star name that refers to a sacred (phoenix-like) bird in Chinese mythology | |||
| 氐宿 | Dī Xiù | Di | Root Mansion | ||
| 帝 | Dì | Di | Emperor | ||
| 帝座 | Dì Zuò | Dizuo | Emperor's Seat | ||
| 東甌 | Dōng Ōu | Dongou | Dong'ou | ||
| 東次相 | Dōng Cì Xiàng | Dong Cixiang | Second Eastern Minister | normally a name for del Vir (Minelauva) | |
| 東次將 | Dōng Cì Jiàng | Dong Cijiang | Second Eastern General | normally a name for eps Vir (Vindemiatrix) | |
| 東上將 | Dōng Shàng Jiàng | Dong Shangjiang | First Eastern General | normally a name for alf Com (Diadem) | |
| 東上相 | Dōng Shàng Xiàng | Dong Shangxiang | First Eastern Minister | normally a name for gam Vir (Porrima) | |
| 東咸 | Dōng Xián | Dongxian | Eastern Door | ||
| 斗宿 | Dǒu Xiù | Dou | Dipper Mansion | ||
| 斗 | Dǒu | Dou | Measure for Grain | ||
| 頓頑 | Dùn Wán | Dunwan | Jailer | ||
| 伐 | Fá | Fa | Dagger of Shen | ||
| 罰 | Fá | Fa | Fine | ||
| 房宿 | Fáng Xiù | Fang (房宿) | Room Mansion | ||
| 墳墓 | Fén Mù | Fenmu | Tomb | ||
| 輔 | Fǔ | Fu | Assistant | normally a name for 80 UMa that is named Alcor | |
| 附耳 | Fù Ěr | Fuer | Ear | ||
| 扶筐 | Fú Kuāng | Fukuang | Basket for Mulberry Leaves | ||
| 附路 | Fù Lù | Fulu | Auxiliary Road | ||
| Furen | see Wěi (尾) | ||||
| 傅說 | Fù Yuè | Fuyue | Fu Yue | ||
| 鈇锧 | Fū Zhì | Fuzhi | Executioner’s Axe and Block | ||
| 蓋屋 | Gài Wū | Gaiwu | Roofing | ||
| 槓 | Gàng | Gang | Canopy Support | ||
| 閣道 | Gé Dào | Gedao | Flying Corridor | ||
| 梗河 | Gěng Hé | Genghe | Celestial Shield or Lance | ||
| 鈎 | Gōu | Gou | Hook | ||
| 狗 | Gǒu | Gou | Dog | ||
| 勾陳 | Gōu Chén | Gouchen | Curved Array | ||
| 狗國 | Gǒu Guó | Gougou | Territory of Dogs | ||
| 鈎鈐 | Gōu Yín | Gouyin | Lock | ||
| 爟 | Guàn | Guan | Beacon Fire | ||
| 貫索 | Guàn Suǒ | Guansuo | Coiled Throng | ||
| 龜 | Guī | Gui | Tortoise | ||
| 鬼宿 | Guǐ Xiù | Gui | Ghosts Mansion | ||
| 鼓旗 | Gŭ Qí | Guqi | Drum Flag | ||
| 韓 | Hán | Han | Han | ||
| 河鼓 | Hé Gǔ | Hegu | Drum at the River | ||
| 衡 | Héng | Heng (衡) | Purlin | ||
| 候 | Hòu | Hou | Astrologer | ||
| 後宮 | Hòu Gōng | Hougong | Imperial Harem | ||
| 斛 | Hú | Hu | Square Box for Measuring | ||
| 華蓋 | Huá Gài | Huagai | Canopy of the Emperor | ||
| 宦者 | Huàn Zhě | Huanzhe | Eunuch Official | ||
| 虎賁 | Hǔ Bēn | Huben | Emperor's Bodyguard | ||
| 瓠瓜 | Hù Guā | Hugua | Gourd | ||
| 弧矢 | Hú Shǐ | Hushi | Bow and Arrow | ||
| 箕宿 | Jī Xiù | Ji | Winnowing Basket Mansion | ||
| 建 | Jiàn | Jian | City with A Banner | ||
| 鍵閉 | Jiàn Bì | Jianbi | Door Bolt | ||
| 漸臺 | Jiàn Tái | Jiantai | Clepsydra Terrace | ||
| 角宿 | Jiǎo Xiù | Jiao | Horn Mansion | ||
| 晉 | Jìn | Jin | Jin | ||
| 井宿 | Jǐng Xiù | Jing | Well Mansion | ||
| 進賢 | Jìn Xián | JinXian | Recommending Virtuous Man | ||
| 積屍 | Jī Shī | Jishi | Heaps of Corpses | ||
| 積屍氣 | Jī Shī Qì | Jishiqi | Fog of Cumulative Corpses | ||
| 積水 | Jī Shuǐ or
Jī Shǔi |
Jishui | Accumulated Water in the Ship |
Stored Water to Make Wine |
||
| 臼 | Jiù | Jiu | Mortar | ||
| 九坎 | Jiǔ Kǎn | Jiukan | Nine Water Wells | ||
| 酒旗 | Jiǔ Qí | Jiuqi | Banner of Wine Shop | ||
| 九卿內座 | Jiǔ Qīng Nèi Zuò | Jiuqing Neizuo | Inner Seats for Nine Ministers | ||
| 九斿 | Jiǔ Yóu | Jiuyou | Nine Flags | ||
| 九州殊口 | Jiǔ Zhōu Shū Kǒu | Jiuzhou Shukou | Interpreters of Dialects | ||
| 積薪 | Jī Xīn | Jixin | Pile of Firewood | ||
| 積卒 | Jī Zú | Jizu | Group of Soldiers | ||
| 卷舌 | Juǎn Shé | Juanshe | Rolled Tongue | ||
| 軍井 | Jūn Jǐng | Junjing | Military Well | ||
| 軍門 | Jūn Mén | Junmen | Military Gate | ||
| 軍南門 | Jūn Nán Mén | Junnanmen (军南门) | Southern Military Gate | ||
| 軍市 | Jūn Shì | Junshi | Market for the Soldiers | ||
| 糠 | Kāng | Kang | Chaff | ||
| 亢宿 | Kàng Xiù | Kang | Neck Mansion | ||
| 亢池 | Kàng Chí | Kangchi | Boats and Lake | ||
| 開陽 | Kāi Yáng | Kaiyang | Opener of Heat | normally a name for zeta UMa that is named Mizar. 83 UMa is the brighter one of two in the vicinity (it is a pulsating M-variable) | |
| 哭 | Kū | Ku | Crying | ||
| 奎宿 | Kuí Xiù | Kui (奎) | Crotch Mansion | ||
| 庫樓 | Kù Lóu | Kulou (库楼) | Arsenal | ||
| 狼 | Láng | Lang | Wolf | ||
| 郎將 | Láng Jiàng | Langjiang | Captain of the Bodyguards | ||
| 郎位 | Láng Wèi | Langwei (郎位) | Official of the Imperial Guard | ||
| 老人 | Lǎo Rén | Laoren | Old Man | ||
| 壘壁陣 | Lěi Bì Zhèn | Leibizhen | Line of Ramparts | ||
| 雷電 | Léi Diàn | Leidian | Thunder and Lightning | ||
| 列肆 | Liè Sì | Liesi | Jewel Market | ||
| 離宮 | Lí Gōng | Ligong | Resting Palace | ||
| 靈台 | Líng Tái | Lingtai | Astronomical Observatory | ||
| 礪石 | Lì Shí | Lishi | Grind Stone | ||
| 柳宿 | Liǔ Xiù | Liu | Willow Mansion | ||
| 六甲 | Liù Jiǎ | Liujia | Six Jia | ||
| 璃瑜 | Lí Yú | Liyu | Jade Ornament on Ladies' Wear | ||
| 離珠 | Lí Zhū | Lizhu | Pearls on Ladies' Wear | ||
| 婁宿 | Lóu Xiù | Lou | Basket Mansion | ||
| 羅堰 | Luó Yàn | Luoyan | Networks of Dikes | ||
| 昴宿 | Mǎo Xiù | Mao | Hairy Head Mansion | ||
| 明堂 | Míng Táng | Mingtang | Cosmological Temple | ||
| 南河 | Nán Hé | Nanhe | South River | ||
| 南門 | Nán Mén | Nanmen | Southern Gate | ||
| 內廚 | Nèi Chú | Neichu | Inner Kitchen | ||
| 內階 | Nèi Jiē | Neijie | Inner Steps | ||
| 內屏 | Nèi Píng | Neiping | Inner Screen | ||
| 內平 | Nèi Píng | Neiping | Inner Judge | ||
| 內五諸侯 | Nèi Wǔ Zhū Hóu | Neiwu Zhuhou | Five Lords of Heaven inside Taiwei | ||
| 三公內座 | Sān Gōng Nèi Zuò | Neizuo | Inner Seats for three Excellencies | ||
| 輦道 | Niǎn Dào | Niandao | Imperial Passageway | ||
| 牛宿 | Niú Xiù | Niu | Ox Mansion | ||
| 钮 | Nĭu | Niu | Pivot | ||
| 農丈人 | Nóng Zhàng Rén | Nong Zhangren | Old Peasant | ||
| 女宿 | Nǚ Xiù | Nü | Women Mansion | ||
| 女床 | Nǚ Chuáng | Nuchuang | Woman's Bed | ||
| 女史 | Nǚ Shǐ | Nushi | Woman Officer in Charge of Time | ||
| 霹靂 | Pī Lì | Pili | Thunderbolt | ||
| Pin | see Wěi (尾) | ||||
| 屏 | Píng | Ping | Screen | ||
| 平 | Píng | Ping | Judge | ||
| 平道 | Píng Dào | Pingdao | Flat Road | ||
| 齊 | Qí | Qi | Qi | ||
| 泣 | Qì | Qi | Weeping | ||
| 器府 | Qì Fǔ | Qifu | House for Musical Instruments | ||
| 七公 | Qī Gōng | Qigong | Seven Excellencies | ||
| 騎官 | Qí Guān | Qiguan | Cavalry Officers | ||
| 秦 | Qín | Qin | Qin | ||
| 青丘 | Qīng Qiū | Qingqiu | Green Hill | ||
| 騎陣將軍 | Qí Zhèn Jiāng Jūn | Qizhen Jiangjun | Chariot and Cavalry General | ||
| 闕丘 | Què Qiū | Queqiu | Two Buildings on both Sides of Palace Gate | ||
| 人 | Rén | Ren | Humans | ||
| 日 | Rì | Ri | Sun | ||
| 三公 | Sān Gōng | Sangong | Three Excellencies | ||
| 三台 | Santai | Three Steps | super-constellation of Shangtai (上台), Xiatai (下台) and Zhongtai | ||
| 尚書 | Shàng Shū | Shangshu | Royal Secretary | ||
| 上台 | Shàng Tái | Shangtai (上台) | Upper Step | ||
| 少民 | Shaomin | spelling variants: Shaoming = Shaomin = Tumin = Shangmin | |||
| 少微 | Shào Wēi | Shaowei | Scholar-officials | ||
| 參宿 | Shēn Xiù | Shen | Three Stars Mansion | ||
| Shengong (神宫) | |||||
| 參旗 | Shēn Qí | Shenqi | Banner of Shen | ||
| 勢 | Shì | Shenqi | Eunuch | ||
| 矢 | Shǐ | Shi | Excrement | ||
| 室宿 | Shì Xiù | Shi | Room Mansion | ||
| 市樓 | Shì Lóu | Shilou | Market Tower | ||
| 豕目 | Shimu | Pig | modern star name, based on a Neolithic Chinese constellation | ||
| 水府 | Shǔi Fǔ | Shuifu | Water Official | ||
| 水位 | Shǔi Wèi | Shuiwei | Waterlevel | ||
| 庶子 | Shù Zǐ | Shuzi | Son of Concubine | ||
| 四瀆 | Sì Dú | Sidu | Four Rivers | ||
| 司非 | Sī Fēi | Sifei | Judge of Right and Wrong | ||
| 四輔 | Sì Fǔ | Sifu | Four Advisors | ||
| 司怪 | Sī Guài | Siguai | Deity in Charge of Omen | ||
| 司祿 | Sī Lù | Silu | Judge of Rank | ||
| 司命 | Sī Mìng | Siming | Judge of Life | ||
| 司危 | Sī Wēi | Siwei | Judge of Disaster and Good Fortune | ||
| 孫 | Sūn | Sun | Grandson | ||
| 太民 | Taimin | spelling variants: Taiming = Taimin = Daming | |||
| 太微 | Tài Wēi | Taiwei | Supreme Court | ||
| 太陽守 | Tài Yáng Shǒu | Taiyangshou | the General in charge of the yang valve | ||
| 太一 | Tài Yī | Taiyi | Supreme One | ||
| 太子 | Tài Zǐ | Taizi | Crown Prince | this name designates gam UMi but this star is already named Pherkad (so we suggest the Chinese name for Pherkad Minor) | |
| 太尊 | Tài Zūn | Taizun | Royals | ||
| 螣蛇 | Téng Shé | Tengshe (螣蛇) | Flying Serpent | ||
| 天棓 | Tiān Bàng | Tianbang | Celestial Club Weapon | ||
| 天弁 | Tiān Biàn | Tianbian | Market Officer | ||
| 天倉 | Tiān Cāng | Tiancang | Square Celestial Granary | ||
| 天廁 | Tiān Cè | Tiance | Celestial Toilet | ||
| 天讒 | Tiān Chán | Tianchan | Celestial Slander | ||
| 天廚 | Tiān Chú | Tianchu | Celestial Kitchen | ||
| 天船 | Tiān Chuán | Tianchuan | Celestial Boat | ||
| 天床 | Tiān Chuáng | Tianchuang | Celestial Bed | ||
| 天大將軍 | Tiān Dà Jiāng Jūn | Tian Dajiangjun | Celestial Grand General | ||
| 天阿 | Tiān Ē | Tiané | Celestial Hillside | ||
| 天輻 | Tiān Fú | Tianfu | Celestial Spokes | ||
| 天桴 | Tiān Fú | Tianfu (天桴) | Celestial Drumstick | ||
| 天綱 | Tiān Gāng | Tiangang | Celestial Headrope | ||
| 天高 | Tiān Gāo | Tiangao | Celestial High Terrace | ||
| 天關 | Tiān Guān | Tianguan | Celestial Pass | ||
| 天潢 | Tiān Huáng | Tianhuang | Celestial Pond | ||
| 天溷 | Tiān Hùn | Tianhun | Celestial Pigsty | ||
| 天紀 | Tiān Jì | Tianji | Celestial Discipline | ||
| 天稷 | Tiān Jì | Tianji | Celestial Cereals | ||
| 天璣 | Tiān Jī | Tianji | Celestial Shining Pearl | ||
| 天記 | Tiān Jì | Tianji | Judge to Estimate the Age of Animals | ||
| 天雞 | Tiān Jī | Tianji | Celestial Cock | ||
| 天江 | Tiān Jiāng | Tianjiang | Celestial River | ||
| 天街 | Tiān Jiē | Tianjie | Celestial Street | ||
| 天節 | Tiān Jié | Tianjie | Celestial Mace | ||
| 天津 | Tiān Jīn | Tianjin | Celestial Bridge | ||
| 天廄 | Tiān Jiù | Tianjiu | Celestial Stable | ||
| 天牢 | Tiān Láo | Tianlao | Celestial Prison | ||
| 天壘城 | Tiān Lěi Chéng | Tianleicheng | Celestial Castle with Walls | ||
| 天理 | Tiān Lǐ | Tianli | Judge for Nobility | ||
| 天廩 | Tiān Lǐn | Tianlin | Celestial Foodstuffs | ||
| 天門 | Tiān Mén | Tianmen | Celestial Gate | ||
| 天廟 | Tiān Miào | Tianmiao | Celestial Ancestral Temple | ||
| 天錢 | Tiān Qián | Tianqian | Celestial Coin | ||
| 天槍 | Tiān Qiāng | Tianqiang | Celestial Spear | ||
| 天權 | Tiān Quán | Tianquan | Celestial Balance | normally a name for del UMa which is named Megrez ( so this name applied to a star closeby) | |
| 天囷 | Tiān Qūn | Tianqun | Circular Celestial Granary | ||
| 天乳 | Tiān Rǔ | Tianru | Celestial Milk | ||
| 天社 | Tiān Shè | Tianshe (天社) | Celestial Altar of the Earth Deity | ||
| 天市 | Tiān Shì | Tianshi | Heavenly Market | ||
| 天豕 | Tianshi | Heavenly Pig | alternative (older) name for Kui (奎) | ||
| 天豕目 | Tianshi Mu | Eye of the Celestial Pig | a star name in the Tianshi=Kui | ||
| 天樞 | Tiān Shū | Tianshu | Celestial Pivot | normally a name for alf UMa | |
| 天田 | Tiān Tián | Tiantian | Celestial Farmland | ||
| 天田 | Tiān Tián | Tiantian | Celestial Farmland | ||
| 天相 | Tiān Xiàng | Tianxiang | Celestial Ministers | ||
| 天璇 | Tiān Xuán | TianXuan | Celestial Rotating Jade | normally a name for beta UMa (applied to a star closeby) | |
| 天一 | Tiān Yī | Tianyi | Celestial One | ||
| 天陰 | Tiān Yīn | Tianyin | Celestial Yin Force | ||
| 天庾 | Tiān Yǔ | Tianyu | Ricks of Grain | ||
| 天淵 | Tiān Yuān | Tianyuan | Celestial Deep Water | ||
| 天苑 | Tiān Yuàn | Tianyuan | Celestial Meadows | ||
| 天園 | Tiān Yuán | Tianyuan | Celestial Orchard | ||
| 天籥 | Tiān Yuè | Tianyue | Celestial Key | ||
| 天柱 | Tiān Zhù | Tianzhu | Celestial Pillar | ||
| 天樽 | Tiān Zūn | Tianzun | Celestial Wine Cup | ||
| 土公 | Tǔ Gōng | Tugong | Official for Earthworks | ||
| 土公吏 | Tǔ Gōng Lì | Tugongli | Clerk for Earthworks | ||
| 屠肆 | Tú Sì | Tusi (屠肆) | Butcher's Shop | ||
| 土司空 | Tǔ Sī Kōng | Tusikong | Master of Constructions | ||
| 外廚 | Wài Chú | Waichu | Outer Kitchen | ||
| 外屏 | Wài Píng | Waiping | Outer Screen | ||
| 王良 | Wáng Liáng | Wangliang | Wang Liang | ||
| 尾宿 | Wěi Xiù | Wěi (尾) | Tail Mansion | ||
| 魏 | Wèi | Wei | Wei | ||
| 危宿 | Wēi Xiù | Wei | Rooftop Mansion | ||
| 胃宿 | Wèi Xiù | Wei | Stomach Mansion | ||
| 文昌 | Wén Chāng | Wenchang | Administrative Centre | ||
| 五車 | Wǔ Chē | Wuche | Five Chariots | ||
| 五帝內座 | Wǔ Dì Nèi Zuò | Wudi Neizuo | Interior Seats of Five Emperors | ||
| 五帝座 | Wǔ Dì Zuò | Wudizuo | Thrones of the Five Emperors | ||
| 五諸侯 | Wǔ Zhū Hóu | Wuzhuhou | Five Feudal Kings | ||
| 咸池 | Xián Chí | Xianchi | Sacrad Pool | ||
| 相 | Xiàng | Xiang | Prime Minister | ||
| 下台 | Xià Tái | Xiatai (下台) | Lower Step | ||
| Xihe | modern star name | ||||
| 心宿 | Xīn Xiù | Xin | Heart Mansion | ||
| 星宿 | Xīng Xiù | Seven Star Mansion | |||
| 幸臣 | Xìng Chén | Xingchen | Officer of Honour | ||
| 西咸 | Xī Xián | Xixian | Western Door | ||
| 奚仲 | Xī Zhòng | Xizhong | Xi Zhong | ||
| 虛宿 | Xū Xiù | Xu | Ruins Mansion | ||
| 玄戈 | Xuán Gē | Xuange | Sombre Lance | ||
| 軒轅 | Xuānyuán | Xuanyuan (轩辕) | Xuanyuan | ||
| 虛梁 | Xū Liáng | Xuliang | Temple without Beams | ||
| 燕 | Yān | Yan | Yan | ||
| 陽門 | Yáng Mén | Yangmen | Gate of Yang | ||
| 搖光 | Yáo Guāng | Yaoguang | Twinkling Brilliance | normally a name for eta UMa but as this star is named Alkaid (applied to a star closeby) | |
| 野雞 | Yě Jī | Yeji | Wild Cockerel | ||
| 謁者 | Yè Zhě | Yezhe | Usher of the Court | ||
| 翼宿 | Yì Xiù | Yi | Wings Mansion | ||
| 陰德 | Yīn Dé | Yinde | Hidden Virtue | ||
| 右更 | Yòu Gēng | Yougang | Official in Charge of Pasturing | ||
| 右旗 | Yòu Qí | Youqi | Right Flag | ||
| 右攝提 | Yòu Shè Tí | Yousheti | Right Conductor | ||
| 右辖 | Yòu Xiá | Youxia | Right Linchpin | ||
| 魚 | Yú | Yu | Fish | ||
| 越 | Yuè | Yue | Yue | ||
| 鉞 | Yuè | Yue | Battle Axe | ||
| 月 | Yuè | Yue | Moon | ||
| 玉衡 | Yù Héng | Yuheng | Jade Sighting-tube | normally a name for eps UMa who is already named Alioth ( thus applied to a star closeby) | |
| 玉井 | Yù Jǐng | Yujing | Jade Well | ||
| 羽林軍 | Yǔ Lín Jūn | Yulinjun | Royal Guards | ||
| 御女 | Yù Nǚ | Yunü (御女) | Maids-in-waiting | ||
| 雲雨 | Yún Yǔ | Yunyu | Cloud and Rain | ||
| 造父 | Zào Fù | Zaofu | Zao Fu | ||
| Zhang | modern star name based on a Chinese original | ||||
| 丈人 | Zhàng Rén | Zhangren | Elderly Person | ||
| 張宿 | Zhāng Xiù | Zhangzun | Extended Net Mansion | ||
| 趙 | Zhào | Zhao | Zhao | ||
| 招搖 | Zhāo Yáo | Zhaoyao | A Kind of Weapon, Sword or Spear | ||
| 軫宿 | Zhěn Xiù | Zhen | Chariot Mansion | ||
| 陣車 | Zhèn Chē | Zhenche | Battle Chariots | ||
| 鄭 | Zhèng | Zheng | Zheng | ||
| 折威 | Zhé Wēi | Zhewei | Warden | ||
| 織女 | Zhī Nǚ | Zhinu | Weaving Girl | ||
| 中台 | Zhōng Tái | Zhongtai (中台) | Middle Step | ||
| 周 | Zhōu | Zhou (周) | Zhou | ||
| 周鼎 | Zhōu Dǐng | Zhouding | Tripod of the Zhou | ||
| 柱 | Zhù | Zhu | Pillars | ||
| 柱史 | Zhù Xià Shǐ | Zhu Xia Shi | Officer in Charge of Public Announcements | ||
| 諸王 | Zhū Wáng | Zhuwang | Feudal Kings | ||
| 觜宿 | Zī Xiù | Zi | Bird Beak Mansion | ||
| 子 | Zǐ | Zi | Son | ||
| 紫宮 | Zǐ Gōng | Zigong | Purple Palace | ||
| 宗 | Zōng | Zong | Ancestors | ||
| 宗人 | Zōng Rén | Zongren | Asistants of Zong Zheng | ||
| 宗正 | Zōng Zhèng | Zongzheng | Official for Royal Clan | ||
| 左更 | Zuó Gēng | Zuogeng | Official in Charge of Forest | ||
| 左旗 | Zuǒ Qí | Zuoqi | Left Flag | ||
| 座旗 | Zuò Qí | Zuoqi | Seat Flags | ||
| 左攝提 | Zuǒ Shè Tí | Zuosheti | Left Conductor | ||
| 左辖 | Zuǒ Xiá | Zuoxia | Left Linchpin |
